Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clapham Chase area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Clapham & Oakley , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clapham Chase (MK41 6FA) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Clapham & Oakley average (42.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clapham Chase (MK41 6FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prior Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Pleasant Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clapham Chase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prior Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fetlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prior Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prior Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham Chase Under investigation
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Data Sources

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